diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/data-replicator.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/data-replicator.spec.js
index d9c089c85..95811ea49 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/data-replicator.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/data-replicator.spec.js
@@ -303,4 +303,52 @@ describe('Data replicator', () => {
     }),
     15 * 1000
   );
+
+  test.each(engines.filter(x => !x.skipDataReplicator).map(engine => [engine.label, engine]))(
+    'Skip columns for update - %s',
+    testWrapper(async (conn, driver, engine) => {
+      runCommandOnDriver(conn, driver, dmp =>
+        dmp.createTable({
+          pureName: 't1',
+          columns: [
+            { columnName: 'id', dataType: 'int', autoIncrement: true, notNull: true },
+            { columnName: 'key', dataType: 'varchar(50)', notNull: true },
+            { columnName: 'val', dataType: 'varchar(50)' },
+          ],
+          primaryKey: {
+            columns: [{ columnName: 'id' }],
+          },
+        })
+      );
+
+      const getcfg = (v1 = 'v1') => ({
+        systemConnection: conn,
+        driver,
+        items: [
+          {
+            name: 't1',
+            matchColumns: ['key'],
+            skipUpdateColumns: ['val'],
+            findExisting: true,
+            updateExisting: true,
+            createNew: true,
+            jsonArray: [
+              { key: '1', val: v1 },
+              { key: '2', val: 'v2' },
+              { key: '3', val: 'v3' },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await dataReplicator(getcfg('v1'));
+
+      const res1 = await runQueryOnDriver(conn, driver, dmp => dmp.put(`select ~val from ~t1 where ~key='1'`));
+      expect(res1.rows[0].val).toEqual('v1');
+
+      await dataReplicator(getcfg('v2'));
+      const res2 = await runQueryOnDriver(conn, driver, dmp => dmp.put(`select ~val from ~t1 where ~key='1'`));
+      expect(res2.rows[0].val).toEqual('v1');
+    })
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/dataReplicator.js b/packages/api/src/shell/dataReplicator.js
index cc97b1a7e..b84829376 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/dataReplicator.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/dataReplicator.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ async function dataReplicator({
           createNew: compileOperationFunction(item.createNew, item.createCondition),
           updateExisting: compileOperationFunction(item.updateExisting, item.updateCondition),
           deleteMissing: !!item.deleteMissing,
+          skipUpdateColumns: item.skipUpdateColumns,
           deleteRestrictionColumns: item.deleteRestrictionColumns ?? [],
           openStream: item.openStream
             ? item.openStream
diff --git a/packages/datalib/src/DataReplicator.ts b/packages/datalib/src/DataReplicator.ts
index 668aee480..8b93e31ec 100644
--- a/packages/datalib/src/DataReplicator.ts
+++ b/packages/datalib/src/DataReplicator.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface DataReplicatorItem {
   deleteMissing: boolean;
   deleteRestrictionColumns: string[];
   matchColumns: string[];
+  skipUpdateColumns?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface DataReplicatorOptions {
@@ -151,7 +152,12 @@ class ReplicatorItemHolder {
         chunk,
         this.table.columns.map(x => x.columnName)
       ),
-      [this.autoColumn, ...this.backReferences.map(x => x.columnName), ...this.references.map(x => x.columnName)]
+      [
+        this.autoColumn,
+        ...this.backReferences.map(x => x.columnName),
+        ...this.references.map(x => x.columnName),
+        ...(this.item.skipUpdateColumns || []),
+      ]
     );
 
     return res;